Bible Dictionaries
Comminution

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.

(2):

(n.) Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.

(3):

(n.) The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Comminution'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/comminution.html. 1828.